Overactive thyroid graves Part 3

Hi Jane.How's work going? I meant to ask before. :oops:

Thanks marigold,I am going to give these centrum tablets a go as they have so much good stuff in them like zinc copper selenium etc.

I don't like fish which contains alot of iodine plus there's only a quarter of the rda in one tablet so I can't see it doing any harm .

Still feel ok which is making my mind up about not having rai again.

Take care all,baz

Hello all,

Well made it to the weekend but goodness I've never been so tired. I've enjoyed getting back but it's not been easy I've been having a napp when I get home and had a lot of headaches. I've got another week of part time hours so will see how it goes.

Marigold, sorry about your eye, I would get it checked if it gets any worse.

Bess, I am keeping my fingers crossed that you are sorted, how did you get on with the last blood pressure checks.

Kat, I hope you get away as planned you might get a cheap last minute deal. We have a week in Scotland planned the week after next which I am looking forward to.

Sue, hang in there once you start picking up you will be able to get off the rolloercoaster of chest infections.

Take care

Jane xx

Hi Everyone,

Just weighed myself and have put 4lbs on in a week!!! No change in diet and have been out walking more. My pulse has dropped again sitting around 50 when resting, I'm thinking Hypo, did bloods Thursday but results weren't in yesterday when I phoned. Had a proper caffeinated cup of tea to wake me up Ooohh it tasted nice. Feeling not too bad, legs a ache a bit and the delightful indigestion was back at 2am this morning! Supposed to be on 20mg of Carbs a day I halved it yesterday and today, hope results are in on Monday have GP on Wednesday.

We have a wee cottage on a farm in Devon provisionally booked, the farm has 5 cottages in total and has an indoor swimming pool and games room etc so should keep the kids happy, think I went to Devon when I was about 10 but haven't been since.

Jane whereabouts in Scotland you heading to? Are you bringing the caravan?

Glad your first week of is over it must have been good to catch up with everyone, hope the 700 emails have reduced I think I might have the same when I go back. I'm going to adopt your attitude (well try to) and not keep waiting for the next stage to happen, I think we all know the symptoms well enough now to know when something is changing.

It's horrible here today, Hubby is taking the kids to see Harry Potter this afternoon and i'm going to watch all my Sky+ programmes in peace :-)

Kat xxxx

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Kat,

I put weight on like that when the carbs were slowing me down. This year I've put on over 2 and a half stone. I've lost a couple of pounds since I've come off carbs so we will see if I'm going back up or it's just the carbs. At least you are being checked regularly, i took 40g carbs a day for 15 weeks and didnt go under! I was convinced that I was hypo I felt so tired and lethargic, the endo said the coming down makes you feel like that and i didnt get on with propanolol. Have a good holiday, we are going in the caravan only just over the border at north berwick. Can't wait! Let's hope it stops raining by then.

Take care

Jane

hi all

just popped on to say hi and let you know i keep up with all the posts

take care everyone, dave

Hi Everyone,

Just had my blood results back and guess what.................. looks like the RAI has worked YIPPPPPPEEEEEEE!!

My levels are now T4 9 T3 2.8 TSH 0.1 so my T4 has dropped from 58 to 9 in 2 weeks! I knew in myself I was heading down the scale that's why I halved the Carbs and then halved them again and then stopped them yesterday. So I was only on the Carbs for 6 days in total so any effect they had on my levels must have been minimal. Marigold remember I said my neck felt clearer that must have been the turning point. My pulse is still quite low and this morning I didn't feel fully awake till lunchtime like I needed an expresso to kick start me, stuck to the decaf though :-)

So I wonder what next? Have an appointment with the GP on Wednesday morning, I'm quite excited.

Sounds funny getting excited about heading hypo but I'm sure you all understand.

Take Care,

Love Kat xxxx

Good news Kate hopefully you will be on the right dose of thyroxine soon.

Good to hear from you dave glad your ok.

Over the last few days I feel like im gong hypo myself,hands going cold feeling very foggy in the morning as if I can't wake up and lacking concentration.

Have to get my bloods done this week as I deffo feel a change.

Take care all,baz

hi everyone, Kat i am so happy for you ,i can understand the excitement as i cant wait myself ,i see my endo at 4 30 tomorrow and pray i have gone hypo lol,i want to feel like marigold :D knowing how rough she felt being hyper and now feeling good most days ,to feel well and normal would be better than winning the lottery for me ,we dont ask for much do we :lol: ...when do you go on holiday ,i love devon ,if we got good weather here there would no need to go abroad seeking sunshine, have a good time .

jane enjoy your holiday hope the weathers good for you too ,dont worry about the weight i am sure we will all lose it when we feel better

dave and barry hope you are both well

marigold and bess ,are there any holidays for you this year ,

i cant stop laughing at kat being excited :lol: i am feeling the same about seeing my endo tomorrow ,

take care all of you ,love sue xx

Well Ive been to see my gp And when she took my pulse she was quite shocked. It was 40 bpm no wonder I am tired she said told me to stop my propanolol and carbs straight away and done my bloods.

My Hands were like ice she thinks I have gone hypo but won't know for sure until my bloods come back.

I feel severly fatigued and can't seem to wake up through the day!

Jeez this is a horrible feeling.

Wow Barry, good job you went I thought I was bad with a pulse of 48!! looks like your last lot of Carbs did the trick probably too well! Take care, when will you get your bloods back?

Kat xx

hi everyone, Barry good job you saw your dr, hope you feel better soon, you sure have had a rough ride since your rai ,take care sue xx

Been to see my endo ,FT4 8.5 TSH 7.33 T3 2.0....S O S Marigold can you explain it to me pleeeeeeeeze ,saw a registra today and although she was lovely i couldnt understand half of what she was saying :lol: anyway she gave me a prescrption to get my levothyroxine 25 micrograms tablets which i had to take one straight away today and the next 14 days ,then i have to take 50mg untill i have my next blood test which will be in the next 6 to 8 weeks i also have to have another ecg did you have to have one marigold ,.....Well everyone it will be soon time :bubbly: time for us all , be back later

take care love sue xx

Hi kat I will know by Thursday hopefully. Yeah it's looking like the carbs have done somthing.

I noticed before they put me back on the carbs my tsh was 0.09 with t4 18.1 and t3 5.7 so mh bloods were no that bad I can't understand why they said go back on them?

How did you feel wen u went hypo? Did you feel almost physically sick with fatigue and like you can't wake up enough?

Take care

Hi Barry,

I have all the symptoms of being hypo but my levels are at the very bottom of the normal range, I'm not feeling any better so I think I'll be officially hypo very soon. My symptoms are feeling like I can't wake up, a really fuzzy head like its full of cotton wool, my heart rate/pulse is very low (but not as low as yours!) very tired having been going to bed before the kids and feeling cold. I stopped my Carbs though after just 6 days when all of the above kicked in and I haven't been on propanalol for ages, if you have just stopped them today no wonder you are feeling so bad. Roll on Thursday hopefully they will start you on thyroxin and you should start feeling better, it's a waiting game till then. They maybe thought you were still hyper due to your TSH level because the other levels are in the normal range, I was reading today that after you have RAI you can get a false TSH reading as the pituitary gland that produces TSH shuts down for a while so you should go by your T4 or T3 level after RAI.

Sue reading your results means that you too are definately hypo - well done :-) so your on the final stage now! I also read today (done a lot of reading today!!) that if you have had heart problems in the past they start you on the lowest dose of thyroxin to begin with till your body gets used to it and then they gradually increase your dose till your levels have levelled out. The

ECG will just be a check to make sure your hearts okay on the thyroxin.

Phew check me out Dr Kat or what!!

Well I hope the Doctor starts me on the old thyroxin tomorrow I would hate to feel any worse than I do just now.

Take care,

Kat xxxx